Ad-hoc | 20 July 2006 07:42

Amadeus Fire AG: Half year results of the fiscal year 2006

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP – a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— Frankfurt/Main, July 20, 2006. In the first six months of the fiscal year the Group has achieved consolidated sales revenues of EUR k 31.145 (prior year EUR k 23.530), an increase of 32,4 per cent. The organic growth was 27,5 per cent. The number of chargeable days in the half year’s period were unchanged compared to the prior year. In the reporting period the Group achieved a gross profit of EUR k 12.512 versus EUR k 9.129 in prior year’s period. The gross profit margin was 40,2 per cent compared to 38,8 per cent in prior year. Selling and administrative expenses increased by 18,5 per cent to EUR k 9.692 compared to EUR k 8.181 of last year. Operating profit (EBITA) totals EUR k 2.871, an increase to prior year of 184 per cent (EUR k 1.010). The EBITA margin is 9,2 per cent after 4,3 per cent in the prior half year. Due to a stable trading volume on high level an improved result compared to prior year is expected for the current quarter. Based on the achieved results and the positive economic outlook for the second half of the year the sales projections for fiscal year 2006 are increased from EUR 60 m to EUR 63 m. An operational result (EBITA) of around 10 per cent is expected. The complete report is available at www.amadeus-fire.de. Amadeus FiRe AG Thomas Weider Investor Relations Tel: +49 (69) 96 876-180 Investor-Relations@Amadeus-FiRe.de (c)DGAP 20.07.2006 ————————————————————————— Language: English Issuer: Amadeus Fire AG Darmstädter Landstr. 116 60598 Frankfurt Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)69 96876 – 180 Fax: +49 (0)69 96876 – 182 E-mail: investor-relations@amadeus-fire.de WWW: www.amadeus-fire.de ISIN: DE0005093108 WKN: 509310 Indices: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart End of News DGAP News-Service —————————————————————————